Posthumous Works of Charles Otis Whitman edited by Oscar Riddle and Harvey A. Carr
1919; 9½ x 11¾"; complete and original blue hardcover three volume set focused on pigeon and dove genetics; Volume 1 194pp, 88 color and black/white plates; Volume 2 223pp; 39 black/white and color plates; Volume 3 161pp; text-only.
$600 - Sold
Pigeons and All About Them by FM Gilbert
1898; 265pp; hardbound; 100% original; a hard-to-find first edition. Many beautiful woodcuts from famous artists including Ludlow, Lydon and Feathered World.
$130
The Practical Pigeon Keeper by Lewis Wright
9th thousand; circa 1880s; 232pp; green cloth hardcover, gilded and embossed; text pages clean and bright, tight binding; many fine woodcuts. Of the many editions printed of this title, most are in sad condition. An example of this quality for sale is difficult to find.
$120 - Sold
Fancy Pigeons by JC Lyell
enlarged second edition 1883; 348pp with ads in back; generously illustrated by the author himself (woodcuts); one of the great pigeon books of the nineteenth century; cover embossed with gold foil without chipping or flaking; text pages clean and bright; a beautiful book.
$425 - Sold
Treatise on Domestic Pigeons by John Mayor
1765; 144pp; C. Barry, London; frontis plate plus thirteen copper engravings. Professionally bound in kidskin with hubs and 24kt gold foil; deckled pages. This is the rare tall edition with the even more rare plate of the Black Mottled Tumbler with Mayor signature; the first illustrated English-language book dedicated to pigeons. A classic title; very sought-after and nearly flawless.
$2200
The Long-faced Tumbler and its Varieties by Henry Child
1894; 40pp; Feathered World, London; eight illustrations by JW Ludlow. Beautifully bound in leather with 24kt gold foil embossing to match title page. A very rare single-breed book.
$620 - Sold
The Show Homer by Victor Woodfield
circa 1906; 96pp with woodcuts and drawings by AF Lydon; original hardcover with large foldout plate next to title page. 5th edition revised and enlarged.
$245 - Sold
The Naturalist's Library - Pigeons by John Selby
1835; Edinburgh; 228pp; all original; half bound with corners; marbled edges; thirty hand-colored plates.
$235
Histoire Naturelle Des Oiseaux Paris, 1772
405pp; original cover; rag paper; copper engravings.
$245 - Sold
Pigeons by W.F. Lumley
1891; first edition; 4¾x7¼"; 138pp; half bound with with corners and raised bands; black and white woodcuts.
$310
Successful Pigeon Culture by Richard Woods
1891; 190pp; first edition; rebound hard cover; black and white woodcuts, illustrations and drawings by Ludlow; text pages very clean.
$210 - Sold
Fulton's Book of Pigeons by W.F. Lumley
1895; original hard cover; 8¼x10½"; 532pp; with many illustrations including full page black and white woodcuts.
$500 - Sold
The Dovecote and the Aviary by E.S. Dixon
1851; 458pp; embossed hardbound cloth; 100% original; first edition. Some foxing on title page and frontis, else very clean text.
$150
Dragoons by W.R. Fletcher
1908; original cover; 7½x9¾, 103pp plus boards (ads); color plate on front plus 70 illustrations; decent copy.
$155 - Sold
The Owl Pigeon 1896; by WF Lumley
5 x 7¼" hardback with original paper cover on front; 87pp; beautiful woodcuts; this rare book is hard to find in any condition, a copy this fine is extraordinarily scarce.
$575
The Modern Turbit 1906; 1st edition by H.P. Scatliff
5½ x 8½" rebound hardback over original paper covers; 72pp; b/w illustrations and photos; clean copy.
$190
The Turbit Pigeon 1894; by W.F. Lumley
5 x 7¼" rebound hardback; 81pp; beautiful woodcuts; very clean copy.
$280
Bibliographie Der Tauben 1945; Werner K. G. Mobes
6¾ x 9½" bound in hardback to protect the original paper cover; 191pp; a bibliography of all known pigeon books up to that time with the description of each book written in the same language in which the book was written; b/w photos of early works; excellent condition with no acid yellowing.
$165
West of England Flying Tumbler by Jeffrey Oldham
hard cloth cover; 90pp; b/w illustrations and photos; mark on cover otherwise clean copy.
$55
The Time-flying Tippler Pigeon Sport 1961; by John T. Curley
5¾ x 8½"; hardbound; 64pp; b/w illustrations and photos; very good condition.
$55